Peerless Tang Sect: Snow Empress Adopts and Intercepts Jiang Nannan

Chapter 72 Selecting Soul Bones

Spirit City.

With the conclusion of the Continental Soul Master Tournament's round-robin stage and the imminent arrival of the finals, this ancient city is becoming increasingly bustling and vibrant.

The four of them were walking down the street.

They were all handsome men and beautiful women; one would expect such a group to attract attention and admiration.

However, most of the people on the street were afraid to leave, and some even showed expressions of fear and disgust.

These four people were naturally Ye Xuanxin, Bingdi, Jiang Nannan, and Ju Zi, who had traveled together.

"Boss, give us four skewers of candied hawthorns."

"Alright, please wait a moment, guests."

Ye Xuanxin took the candied hawthorn from the vendor, kept one for herself, and then handed one to each of the three women.

"Thank you, Brother Xuanxin."

Orange smiled gently.

"Thank you, young master."

Jiang Nannan blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

"No, I won't eat it."

Hyotei looked resistant, but Ye Xuanxin forcibly stuffed it into her hand.

"I don't know what's wrong with me today. I feel like the way people are looking at me is a bit strange."

Jiang Nannan said quietly.

"That's naturally because the two geniuses beside us are too ruthless."

"They scared these people from the Douling Empire."

Orange smiled.

"Think about it, how could they not be afraid of such a vicious person who can pin a person to the ground with a single spear thrust?"

"Not only them, but Xuanxin and Bing'er's performance today also shocked me."

"One of you seems so sunny and cheerful, the other so aloof and taciturn, how come you're both so fierce when you fight?"

Ye Xuanxin glanced at Bingdi, then smiled without saying a word.

Soul beasts fight so brutally. How could Ye Xuanxin, who has lived among soul beasts since childhood, not be affected?

As the four of them talked, they arrived in front of a magnificent, golden building.

Two pretty young women in short skirts stood at the entrance of the building. Their long, fair, and shiny legs attracted the attention of passersby, but few dared to approach them.

"Are you four here for the auction?"

"It will begin in about twenty minutes."

One of the two girls, seeing that the newcomers were all handsome men and beautiful women with extraordinary bearing, naturally stepped forward and asked them a question.

When her gaze fell on Ye Xuanxin's handsome face, a hint of youthful charm unconsciously flashed in her eyes.

"No, we're here to see your manager."

The girl was startled.

"Oh, you must be Mr. Ye? Our manager has already instructed that we can take you directly to see her after you arrive."

"Alright, lead the way."

Ye Xuan remained calm as the girl led the four people inside.

The interior was indeed magnificent and incredibly luxurious.

The three of them were fine, but Jiang Nannan was dazzled by the sight. She had never been to such a luxurious place before, and she couldn't help but shrink back.

The girl led the group into a luxurious private room.

"Our manager will be here shortly, please wait a moment."

"Young Master Ye, my name is Xiao Rou. Please feel free to call me if you need anything."

"Anything is fine with me."

A blush rose on the cheeks of the girl named Xiaorou, and she said somewhat shyly.

"No need, you can go now."

Ye Xuanxin waved her hand.

"Young master, why did that girl act like that just now?"

Jiang Nannan asked.

"How was it? Striking a pose?"

"Um"

"Sister Nan, not everyone has the noble quality of not coveting power and wealth like you."

"They probably have their eyes on my family background and want to marry into a higher social class."

There are plenty of people in this world who want to take shortcuts.

Ye Xuanxin said calmly.

"Is this a compliment from you, young master?"

Jiang Nannan's eyes were bright.

"That's right, I'm complimenting you."

"There are so few people like Sister Nan Nan."

Orange's eyes flickered.

I felt that there was probably some story I didn't know about.

"Brother Xuanxin, it's not necessarily that people are only interested in your extraordinary background."

"This auction house is backed by the Douling Royal Family. That girl works here and sees countless powerful and wealthy people every day. They have very high standards. Maybe it's because you're too handsome that they took a liking to you."

"Oh? Is Sister Orange praising me too?"

Ye Xuanxin looked over with her pair of bright purple eyes.

Orange was momentarily lost in thought.

"I'm just telling the truth."

"Then I'll take it as a compliment."

As the group was talking...

A beautiful woman dressed in a bright red cheongsam walked in.

"Young Master Ye, oh, this must be Miss Ye Bing'er? And Miss Ju Zi, and Miss Nan Nan."

"Good evening."

"I've watched your matches, they were very exciting."

The beautiful woman walked in with a radiant smile.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Xue Lingyu, the manager of Lingdou Auction House."

"Oh? The surname Xue? You're from the Douling royal family? And of the same generation as Xue Lingxun?"

Ye Xuanxin's words were utterly disrespectful, causing the beautiful woman's smile to freeze for a moment. But then she remembered that even the Grand Princess, of extraordinary status, had been driven to her death by this young man, and her smile returned.

"I suppose we're considered a distant branch of the royal family."

"Without further ado, His Majesty has already given the order, and most of what you requested is here."

As she spoke, the beautiful woman handed over a storage soul tool, on which was carved a star gem, which was quite beautiful.

Ye Xuanxin accepted it.

Upon probing with spiritual power, it revealed twenty to thirty kilograms of whale glue ranging from a thousand to ten thousand years old, as well as twenty million golden soul coins.

These were all compensations that Emperor Douling had promised him, but such matters were not to be made public, and it was inconvenient to take them directly from the national treasury. They could only be obtained from the properties controlled by the royal family.

He nodded.

"Yes, the whale glue and 20 million gold soul coins are still there."

"But what about the promised soul bone?"

"Of course everything is prepared for you. You can choose three items from these soul bones."

The beautiful woman clapped her hands.

A group of girls dressed in palace attire, carrying trays, immediately poured in from behind the door.

On the tray were soul bones exuding a strong aura of soul power.

Hyotei frowned slightly, somewhat displeased.

Ye Xuanxin didn't care.

"Could you please introduce yourself?"

"Keep it brief. Just introduce the year and the soul beasts produced. Nothing else is needed."

"Then I'll start with the older ones."

The beautiful woman nodded.

"This left leg bone comes from the Fiery Rhinoceros, which lived 49,000 years ago."

"This skull came from a 45,000-year-old phantom jackal."

"This left arm bone comes from the Phantom Rabbit, which lived 43,000 years ago."

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"This right arm bone comes from the Spirit Gathering Demon Vine, which is 39,000 years old."

"Oh, and this right arm bone, we don't know exactly what kind of soul beast it came from, but according to our appraisers' tests, it should come from a fire-attribute soul beast, although it's only about five thousand years old. But the fire attribute in this soul bone is extremely pure, almost like the ultimate fire, so the value of this soul bone is no less than that of an ordinary soul bone that's thirty or forty thousand years old."

"Young Master Ye, among the soul bones we have prepared for you, except for the last one, all of them are over 30,000 years old. This is our sincerity as the Douling Royal Family."

"If you have a favorite, you can tell me. If you're not satisfied, there will be an auction later, where some soul bones under 50,000 years old will appear. We can bid for them for you."

"Let me think about it. Miss Xue, would you allow us to attend the auction later? I'll give you an answer after the auction."

"certainly."

"You don't need to move, this is our auction house's highest-class private room."

"If you take a liking to something at the auction and bid on it, we won't charge you any handling fees."

(End of this chapter)